{"id":369,"date":"2021-07-10T20:02:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T20:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=369"},"modified":"2021-07-10T20:02:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T20:02:01","slug":"rhipocephalus-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=369","title":{"rendered":"Rhipocephalus phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinecone2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinecone2.jpg 316w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinecone2-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 85vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A very beautiful calcified algae that&#8217;s spherical in shape, resembling a pinecone or christmas tree. It&#8217;s native to the reef flat, it grows in sandy substrate among sea grass beds and <em>Halimeda<\/em> forests. There are several distinct species, including <em>brevifolius<\/em> and <em>longifolius<\/em> that are similar in shape and characteristics. Its root-like structure is a large bulb with a series of rhizoids that anchor it to substrate, and sometimes rocks. Mature plants only reach a height of about 6&#8243;. Like most calcareous stem plants, it needs a deep sand bed of 4&#8243; or more to grow in the aquarium. Calcium supplementation is needed. Not palatable to fish or invertebrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinecone1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371\" width=\"348\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinecone1.jpg 391w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinecone1-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 85vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific Name: <em>Rhipocephalus phoenix<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Name: Pinecone Algae<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin: Atlantic, Caribbean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depth Collected: 3-50 Feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum Height : 6&#8243;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth Rate: Moderate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light: Moderate to High<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperature: 76-86<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Propagation: Fragmentation, Sporulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficulty: Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Value: Not Palatable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrient Uptake: Fair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flow Rate: Moderate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very beautiful calcified algae that&#8217;s spherical in shape, resembling a pinecone or christmas tree. It&#8217;s native to the reef flat, it grows in sandy substrate among sea grass beds and Halimeda forests. There are several distinct species, including brevifolius and longifolius that are similar in shape and characteristics. Its root-like structure is a large &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=369\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rhipocephalus phoenix&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calcareous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions\/372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}